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Getty ImagesUK charities have launched a joint appeal to help people affected by Hurricane Idai.
The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) aims to bring together 14 major charitable organizations in the United Kingdom to provide and deliver aid to areas affected by natural disasters.
This comes after Hurricane Idai has caused considerable damage in southern Africa, which could affect hundreds of thousands, even millions, according to experts.
According to the authorities, about 700 people in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi were killed in what the United Nations (UN) called a "mbadive disaster".
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The tropical cyclone caused widespread destruction and flooding in the countries of the region.
Some 1.7 million people are reported to be affected throughout southern Africa, with no electricity or running water in areas where homes have been swept and roads destroyed by floods.
Thousands of people remain trapped by floodwaters and many government relief centers in Mozambique have just started receiving food.
What is the situation on the ground?
AFPAll reports suggest that the emergency services situation is extremely difficult.
Although supplies have begun to arrive, some communities are struggling to get help.
Charities worry about the spread of the disease and worry about the drinking water supply of the affected people.
Rescue teams dropped high-energy biscuits, water purification tablets and other supplies to people directly surrounded by water and mud.
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How many people are affected?
According to experts, at least 1.7 million people were directly affected by the cyclone in Mozambique.
Authorities say hundreds of people have died in the country due to floods and high winds, but warn that the number may rise.
This announces itself as one of the worst weather disasters in the history of the southern hemisphere.
The Mozambican President, Filipe Nyusi, called it a "mbadive humanitarian disaster". Up to now, 3,000 people have been saved, but 15,000 people still need to be rescued.
Zimbabwe is another country hit by Cyclone Idai. The government has said that many people are dead and hundreds are missing.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa said the government was carrying out relief missions and providing food aid.
Other African countries, including Malawi, have been severely affected by cyclone too.
The UN says that nearly one million people have been affected there.
What did the UK say?
DEC14 large UK charities have partnered to provide and distribute aid in regions affected by natural disasters
The British government has promised to send £ 6 million in humanitarian aid to Mozambique and Malawi, as well as tents and shelter kits.
At present, the CED has also announced its support. It will work closely with national organizations to provide emergency shelter kits, food, tablets to purify water and medical help.
CED's call for funds will be broadcast on British television, including the BBC, on Thursday, March 21st.
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